Francis Duggan

A Young Woman Trying To Save The Whales - Poem by Francis Duggan

A Young woman trying to save the Whales in old Port Fairy TownA volunteer for Greenpeace she did not seek Earthly RenownShe asked me to become a Greenpeace Member for a dollar a dayBut a dollar a day I could not afford that does seem sad to say.

She is trying to save the great Whales from the worst possible fateI could not afford to help her though her cause is surely greatNot every day of my life one like her I do meetSo brave and faithful to her cause and one without conceit.

More than six billion people on the Planet that does seem a lot to meAnd so close to extinction the great mammals of the seaWhich makes the young woman I met in Port Fairy a special one indeedIn her fight to save the great Whales I hope she does succeed.

A dark haired beauty in her late twenties she said she had a sonI could not help her cause in a financial way only say to her well doneFor such a great and worthy cause she gives of her time unselfishlyAnd in my memory she is one who will remain with me.